i finished this drama awhile back. i decided to revisit this and find your review. as an aroace myself, i gotta say i agree with your point. i was disappointed with how they define asexuality, but i was used at people only using asexual to describe aroace that i just ignore my disappointment. im glad you point that out tho!
first of all, kudos to all of the actors. they deliver their characters really well. i love the style of this drama and the overall vibe it gives me. this drama starts really nice and i think most will agree with me, but things start to get frustrating as the story progress and the characters make a mistake after mistake to the point it gets really hard to watch. it's certainly a realistic drama. sometimes i wish it's not THIS realistic because it's painful to watch. akaso is such a nice addition to this drama. wish we can see him more. 3 episodes are not enough. but it's clear that he truly cares about makio which is nice. we all know makio deserves so much love after everything that happen.
also hibiki: *start acting strange whenever two men talking to each others